Simplicity 2654, Alma, Sorbetto, Ottobre....

Another great weekend was had by the girls and myself at the wonderful Sewjourn last month. And wow, so many amazing garments were made by everyone!

Here are some of the pieces that I completed.....

Simplicity 2654 High waisted Sailor style pants made with a really lovely light weight garberdine. It's hard getting used to the wide leg after living in skinny leg jeans for ages, but I must say I really love them. I've also made the shorts, but you'll have to wait for warmer weather for those!

with Ottobre long sleeve top (blue and white polka dot stretch,bow added). I love these tops and have made a few now; they're a great staple for the wardrobe.

 From left to right:

Sewaholic ALMA Blouse - cotton, butter yellow and white polka dots. I'm still not sure about this top yet, the darts are a bit weird on me. Also, the upper and under collar was a real pain to fit and sit properly. I think I prefer Simplicity 2599 for fit. I don't think I'll make this one again.

 

Colette Sorbetto top, Linen, not a big fan of this one - it's a free download from the Colette website and I used fabric from the stash so not really bothered. HUGE armholes. It was VERY short even for me.

It'll be good for summer though I guess. I won't make this again.

 

Butterick 3524 blouse made with cotton Darla fabric. This one I do like, I know come spring/summer that it will be worn a lot.

 I came home from the Spotlight sale this morning with a nice stash of new sewing patterns. All New Look patterns were only $3 and Simplicity $5 - you can't go wrong!

And this is one of the buttons I chose to finish off my Cynthia Rowley shirt dress I started at Sewjourn.

Actually, I finished it but decided when I came home that I did not like a lot of it so, I have chopped, taken in and re-hemmed too! I'll show you that one another day...

Kathryn. xx



Collars....and a wardobe

I am loving the trend towards collars at the moment, I find they finish off this Simplicity 2599 top so nicely.

It is a pity the pattern doesn't come with a collared version.

I had to make this one up myself, by using the facings as a guide.

And, I have added the sleeves this time too; which I love as they seem to sit better than adding binding around the armholes to finish off (and they cover up the chunky arms). 

 I have made this top so many times the pattern has well and truly paid for itself. You can see the other versions here, here and here.

 Master 12 chose this fabric when he was with me at Spotlight. He said "This is really cool, buy this". So I did and it has been one of my favourite tops lately. Good job Master 12!

 I mentioned in my last post that we were having our wardrobes finally fitted after 3 years and here they are!

I'm only showing my side which has a lot more hanging space than Mr OSC's side and a lot more room for shoes!

Voila! I keep pinching myself every time I walk in!

Kathryn. xx

Sewjourn Part 2, tops and skirt....

 Yet another Simplicity 2599, plain with no ruffles or frills.

 And another, this time I added a Peter Pan collar, just at the front.

And a cute pleated skirt.

I used Nicole Mallalieu's A-Line skirt pattern for the yoke, then added pleats and the fake pockets at the front. I really should have ironed it first before taking the photos!

Dresses to come next....

I started my Christmas shopping yesterday, and I think everyone else it Ballarat was doing the same thing.....silly season has well and truly started!

Kathryn.xx

And another version.....

You may remember that I have made this top before?

It is Simplicity 2599 and I love it; it is quick to make, fits like a glove and the style is really 'me'.

This time I made it from some really lovely light weight linen I have had in my stash for ages from one of the 'Mary Rose' collections, so it will be very cool for summer.

 I made View D this time.

And used another pretty vintage Mother of Pearl button for the closure.

Kathryn. XX